Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

HG Bunyip Boomerang - Patrol State from multiple angles (1/6)

HG Bunyip Boomerang - Patrol State from multiple angles (2/6)

HG Bunyip Boomerang - Patrol State from multiple angles (3/6)

HG Bunyip Boomerang - Patrol State from multiple angles (4/6)

Patrol State from multiple angles

HG Bunyip Boomerang - Detail shots (1/4)

HG Bunyip Boomerang - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

A knife and a clear stand are included as accessories.

You can swap out the cover panel under the chest to display the knife-equipped configuration.

The clear stand is used to support the rear when the heels are raised in High-Mobility Combat State.

To switch to High-Mobility Combat State, you can open the cannons on both sides and extend the head.

High-Mobility Combat State

There are movable cylinders on the back of the waist.

HG Bunyip Boomerang - Parked State with the legs fully folded (1/3)

Parked State with the legs fully folded

HG Bunyip Boomerang - The double reverse-jointed legs can be fully extended or completely folded, giving them an incredibl

The double reverse-jointed legs can be fully extended or completely folded,
giving them an incredible range of motion.

HG Bunyip Boomerang - The gimmick of bending the waist far forward or rotating it diagonally is pretty similar to other Ky

The gimmick of bending the waist far forward or rotating it diagonally is pretty similar to other Kyoukai Senki kits.

The cannons, which function like arms, move with quite a bit of flexibility.

Patrol State action poses

HG Bunyip Boomerang - High-Mobility Combat State action poses (1/6)

HG Bunyip Boomerang - High-Mobility Combat State action poses (2/6)

HG Bunyip Boomerang - High-Mobility Combat State action poses (3/6)

HG Bunyip Boomerang - High-Mobility Combat State action poses (4/6)

High-Mobility Combat State action poses

Together with the HG Mailes Kenbu.

This kit is the Bunyip Boomerang, released as No. 2 in the Kyoukai Senki HG series. In the show it appears as a machine belonging to the Oceania Union, and it has a completely different silhouette from the Mailes units of Yatagarasu like the Kenbu, Jogan, and Reiki.

First off, the design itself — which looks like a GERWALK or some kind of alien mech — is pretty unique. It's equipped with long, flexible legs and very short arm-like cannons. The reverse-jointed legs can be fully folded or extended, with an enormous range of extension and compression. Thanks to that, the legs alone allow for some really dynamic posing, and the joint strength is solid, as you'd expect from a Kyoukai Senki kit.

The cannons on the head and arms can be stowed or deployed, and combined with folding and extending the legs in specific ways, you can recreate three different configurations: Parked State, Patrol State, and High-Mobility Combat State. The knife for High-Mobility Combat State is provided as a swap-out part, and a clear stand is also included so the kit can stand upright when the heels are raised.

Anyway, this is a kit defined by its unique look and gimmicks, and it gives you a different kind of building experience compared to humanoid mecha. The overall quality as a plastic model is more than solid, so if the style appeals to you, this seems like a kit that could offer some genuinely fresh fun. :-)

HG Bunyip Boomerang | 2021. 10 | ¥2,400

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.